8 Wired Brewing | New Zealand Craft Beer

8 Wired is a mircobrewery located in Warkworth, born during the infancy of the NZ craft beer revolution. They stand for innovation and ingenuity like the classic NZ 8 wired. Soren, head brewer of 8 Wired, started off home brewing after his soon to be wife Monique gifted him a classic Coopers homebrewing kit for Christmas. He got a job at Renaissance Brewery, before starting to rent their equipment and tanks to make his own beer.

In 2011 they recieved the highest honor by being named Champion Brewery at the Brewers Guild Awards. They've also been featured ont he prestigious ratebeer.com list of "100 best brewers in the World" - the only Southern Hemisphere brewery to do so. Their brewing style mainly focuses on "new world interpretations of old world styles", mainly famous for their IPAs and extensive barrel aging programme - they have what is believed to be the biggest barrel aging program in the Southern Hemisphere.